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Photos: Folk singer Peter Yarrow promotes peace

When Peter Yarrow co-wrote Puff the Magic Dragon in 1958, he did not foresee the song’s message becoming such a permanent fixture in his life’s work. “Puff is not about a dragon. He’s about the feeling of caring for another creature,” said Yarrow, of former folk group Peter, Paul and Mary. At the age of 73, Yarrow is still applying the song’s message to current events. On Saturday, he appeared before an intimate crowd in Denver to promote one such current application: Operation Respect, the anti-bullying organization that he founded in 1999. “What is the relationship between Occupy Wall St., Operation Respect, and Puff the Magic Dragon?” asked Yarrow to the audience. “They all relate to the heart.”